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This weekâ€™s Indanapolis Business Journal contains the annual Indiana 100 supplement listing the top 25 fastest-growing Indianapolis-area private companies. Exacq Technologies ranks #9 on the 2013 list. The IBJ ranked the companies based on revenue growth from the fiscal years 2010-2012. This is the third consecutive year Exacq has been on the list. We documented past year rankings here and here.

In addition to the list, the IBJ also had an article that highlighted the top ten companies. The feature on Exacq begins:

In the days after the Boston Marathon bombing, Dave Underwood could have trumpeted the importance of video surveillance technology to sell his products. Instead, the president of Fishers-based Exacq Technologies, which develops the software that manages the security cameras that seem to be everywhere, offered a different viewpoint.

“The high-profile things get your attention,” he said, “but it’s the day-to-day return on investment that people are looking for. When there are kids hitting each other, who threw the first punch? Who stole the coat out of somebody’s locker? The reduction of shrinkage in retail, or patient care in a hospital.”

exacqVision 5, the latest software release for the exacqVision Video Management System is now available. This latest version updates exacqVision Start, Pro, Enterprise, and Edge; is compatible with all exacqVision servers (hybrid, IP and COTS). exacqVision 5 incorporates new features, third-party integration and improvements, continuing the delivery of regular quarterly software updates.

Multistreaming Support for IP Cameras
The new Multistreaming feature of exacqVision 5 allows the ability to set multiple, independent video streams from the IP camera. Each stream can be set at different frame rates, resolution and quality level, ideal if you require remote viewing over a limited-bandwidth connection, but want to retain the highest resolution for recording and local viewing. Up to four streams per camera can be selected, depending on the IP camera model. In addition, up to eight ‘Region of Interest’ streams can be setup on select Arecont VisionÂ cameras, allowing for true cropping of individual, independent streams, and a full realization of the benefits of multi-megapixel cameras.

With exacqVision Multistreaming, all streams can be recorded, viewed live, saved to views, exported, and available in search and playback. All streams can be individually configured for recording schedules, storage rules and more. No additional licensing is required; the standard exacqVision camera license enables up to four video streams, and up to eight Region of Interest streams are available on Arecont Vision cameras. Supported IP cameras for multistreaming in Version 5 include Axis, Arecont Vision, Panasonic and ACTi, with more coming. Over 240 IP camera models are supported in multistreaming in this release, with more coming. Multistreaming is supported in exacqVision Pro, Enterprise, and Edge

Vastly Faster Client Performance with Multi-Threading
The exacqVision 5client display speed has been vastly improved due to multi-threading and hyper-threading enhancements, taking advantage of multiple processor cores commonly found on most computers available today. Significantly smoother, more fluid video displays and screen redraw speeds of up to 6x are now available. This performance increase is independent of the operating system used on the client, whether it be Windows, Linux or OSX.

Faster and Easier Search
In addition to client display speed improvements, Search Download speed has been improved by 200%, resulting in noticile faster searched video downloads. Additionally, searching for specific cameras with the exacqVision Surveillance Keyboard and other compatible USB joysticks has been enhanced for more intuitive use, and the PTZ interface has been streamlined into a single window for easier use and navigation to presets.

Auto Export
The new Auto Export feature, a revamp of the former exacqRecall function, now enables automated time-based backup of user-selected cameras to user-selected storage. Date, time and other file name-based variables are appended to each export.

New Camera and Encoder Integration

interlogix
Support has been added for the interlogix TruVision Open Standards box and dome series cameras (from standard VGA resolution to 5 megapixels) via the Onvif plug-in.

More information on Sony’s DEPA Advanced technology can be found here.

intuVision Video Analytics Integration
Integration has been completed with the intuVision Panoptes Video Analytics software, and supports routines such as Line Cross, Loitering, Objects Taken/Objects Left Behind, and People Counting.

Acic Video Analytics Integration
Integration has been completed with Acic Video Analytics, and supports analytic events such as people entering a zone, crossing a line, vehicle counting and traffic incident). Enriched video streams can also be received in real time, containing advanced motion detection, object position and track, counting and classification statistics. A video showing the integration with exacqVision is here.

New PSIM Integration

Honeywell MAXPRO PSIM Integration
Integration has been added for the Honeywell MAXPRO PSIM.

New Version-level Upgrade PromotionAll exacqVision users with a current SSA (Software Subscription) can download Version 5.0 at no charge. For users who wish to upgrade but are outside of a current SSA, we are offering an upgrade promotion: a fixed price of US MSRP $250/server, regardless of the number of cameras, will get you current with Version 5.0. This promotion runs through December 14, 2012.

The part number for the Version 5 Upgrade Promotion is EV5-UPDATE-PROMO and is available through all authorized exacqVision resellers and distributors.

Recent Releases
With this release we continue to make rapid progress with exacqVision, and incremental releases hit quarterly with new features and functionality. The full release history of exacqVision VMS is here:exacqVision Release History

Download and Installation
As always, the latest versions of exacqVision client and server software can easily and quickly be copied over existing versions while retaining all user settings. The latest versions are available through ‘Check for Updatesâ€˜ in the â€˜Aboutâ€˜ box in the exacqVision software.

exacqVision Server software is available in both Windows and Linux versions, and the exacqVision client software is available in Windows, Linux and Macintosh native versions. Any version of exacqVision client can connect to any version of exacqVision server.

ASIS International 2012 just wrapped up in Philadelphia. It was a very good tradeshow for us. Although show attendance was perceived to be down by some accounts, the Exacq booth was very busy the entire show.

In our booth at ASIS 2012 was the first showing of exacqVision 5, the latest version of our exacqVision Video Management Software, which will be released September 17. One of the key features in Version 5 is Multistreaming support. Multistreaming allows the ability to set multiple, independent video streams from the IP camera. Each stream can be set at different frame rates, resolution and quality level, ideal if you require remote viewing over a limited-bandwidth connection, but want to retain the highest resolution for recording and local viewing. Up to four streams per camera can be selected, depending on the IP camera model. In addition, up to eight ‘Region of Interest’ streams can be setup on select Arecont Vision cameras, allowing for true cropping of individual, independent streams, and a full realization of the benefits of multi-megapixel cameras.

With exacqVision Multistreaming, all streams can be recorded, viewed live, saved to views, exported, and available in search and playback. No additional licensing is required; the standard exacqVision camera license enables up to four video streams, and up to eight Region of Interest streams are available on Arecont Vision cameras. Supported IP cameras for multistreaming in Version 5 include Axis, Arecont Vision, Panasonic and ACTi, with more coming. Over 240 IP camera models will be supported in multistreaming in this release, with more coming. Multistreaming is supported in exacqVision Pro, Enterprise, and Edge.

Multistreaming in exacqVision Version 5. The “child” streams appear in the camera tree under the “parent” stream.

Other features in Version 5 shown included a vastly faster exacqVision client, with full processor multithreading support, providing a smoothness and fluidity of video display that is up to 6x faster than previous clients. Search speed is also improved, providing a 2x speed improvement in downloading searched video. A new Auto Export feature allows for automated backups to user-selected storage.

exacqVision Edge, the full VMS running on an IP camera, was in full force at this years show. In addition to supporting Axis IP cameras, two new IP camera Edge platforms were added in Version 5: IQeye and ISD.

exacqVision Edge running on ISD and IQeye cameras at the show

Axis was showing exacqVision Edge in their booth, and is featured in this video:

exacqVision 5 will be released Monday, September 17, 2012. A new version-level upgrade promotion is available as well.

In addition to the list, the IBJ also had an article that highlighted the top ten companies. The feature on Exacq begins:

Exacq Technologies Inc. President Dave Underwood shows potential clients a video of a jewelry store customer palming a $47,000 three-carat diamond ring. He explains that with older, analog technology, even though the robbery would have been caught on camera, you couldnâ€™t have seen the sleight of hand because there wasnâ€™t enough resolution in the pictures. But with the Internet protocol megapixel cameras, you can see exactly whatâ€™s going on.

That video helps Exacq, which develops the software that manages the security cameras that are ubiquitous in businesses and public buildings, win over new customers who need video surveillance to protect their inventory, work force and clients.

The article goes on to talk about Exacqâ€™s value path for customers:

Underwood said Exacq offers a product line that allows clients to integrate the high-resolution equipment while retaining their older technology. So instead of replacing all their equipment, clients can add cameras where it makes sense. Exacq integrates the cameras with its software and systems, and retrofits the analog cameras with a modern system. Underwood compares the upgrade to replacing your home or office computer every few years to update technology. Because security cameras are standard equipment everywhere from banks to fast-food restaurants, Exacqâ€™s growth has been exponential.

â€œPeople are willing to switch out when thereâ€™s a value in switching out to the new technology so you can see something you couldnâ€™t see before,â€ Underwood said. â€œAnd thatâ€™s one of the reasons weâ€™re growing rapidly.â€

Version 4.11 of the exacqVision Video Management Software is now available. This latest version updates exacqVision Start, Pro, Enterprise, and Edge, and is compatible with all exacqVisionservers (hybrid, IP and COTS servers). It incorporates new features, enhancements and improvements, continuing the delivery of regular software updates.

Enhanced Visual Appearance – 16:9 Viewing Panes
Version 4.11 adds full support throughout for true 16:9 viewing panes in live view, search and playback, thumbnail search, exporting and playback through the Media Player, and through exacqReplay.

There can be any mixture of 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio cameras. The live view pane size defaults to the most prevalent number of either 4:3 or 16:9 cameras.

Live View, 2×2, with 16:9 IP cameras

Thumbnail Search with 16:9 cameras

exacqReplay with 16:9 cameras

exacqVision Start, Pro, Enterprise, Edge

Enhanced Visual Appearance – Updated Icons
Version 4.11 introduces refreshed icons throughout the program, designed to be more functionally intuitive as well as aesthetically pleasing.

Enhanced Search & Archiving – exacqReplay for ViewsexacqReplay, the instant replay feature from the live view, can now replay an entire view.

exacqVision Start, Pro, Enterprise, Edge

Enhanced Search & Archiving – Search Current View
The right-click instant search now can search the current multi-camera view.

exacqVision Start, Pro, Enterprise, Edge

Enhanced Search & Archiving – New Quick Export Feature
A new Quick Export button has been added. Simply select cameras, start time, stop time and hit the Quick Export button. The single or multi-camera export will take place in the background, using another core of the client PC processor. The user can then immediately do additional searches, go back to live, or other functions, while the Quick Export is working in the background. Multiple Quick Exports can happen simultaneously, greatly aiding in the ability to easily and quickly export and archive important video incidents.

exacqVision Pro, Enterprise, Edge

New Time as Trigger Event Linking Feature
Time has been added as an Event Linking trigger.

Functions include:

Video Wallâ€“ Switch Video Wall views at preset times, such as switching from interior cameras to parking lot cameras in a school at 3:00

Record Video and/or Audioâ€“ Record from key cameras during specific times

Output Triggerâ€“ Turn on lights, lock or unlock doors

Notifyâ€“ Alert or remind key security and operations personal of important tasks

exacqRecallâ€“ archive cameras to DVD, external storage, cloud, etc.

PTZ Preset â€“ Move cameras to specific views at targeted times

exacqVision Pro, Enterprise, Edge

exacqVision Edge now on IQinVision CamerasexacqVision Edge, the version of exacqVision VMS that runs on the camera without requiring an external server, now is available for IQinVision Cameras.Â Supported camera models areÂ the IQeye 7 Series and the IQeye Sentinel Series.

UDP IP Camera Integration
Support has been added for the IPE line of UDP IP Cameras, with the IPN line to follow in the September 2012 release.

The IPE Series is a full line of H.264 network cameras, standard resolution and megapixel, indoor and outdoor, box, domes and PTZ. The full listing of model numbers is available on the UDP IPE Series webpage.

Support is also included for the built-in video analytics of the IPE line via the Serial-over-IP feature of exacqVision. Analytic routines in the cameras include intrusion detection, vehicle monitoring, abandoned-object detection, people counting, loitering detection, camera tampering, and failure detection.

Recent Releases
With this release we continue to make rapid progress with exacqVision, and incremental releases hit quarterly with new features and functionality. The full release history of exacqVision VMS is here:exacqVision Release History

Download and Installation
As always, the latest versions of exacqVision client and server software can easily and quickly be copied over existing versions while retaining all user settings. The latest versions are available through ‘Check for Updatesâ€˜ in the â€˜Aboutâ€˜ box in the exacqVision software.

exacqVision Server software is available in both Windows and Linux versions, and the exacqVision client software is available in Windows, Linux and Macintosh native versions. Any version of exacqVision client can connect to any version of exacqVision server.

ISC West 2012 just wrapped up in Las Vegas. It was a busy and successful show for us. Our new, larger booth enjoyed extremely heavy traffic throughout the three-day show; our products were on display in a number of third-party integration partner booths, and we previewed new products, including:

Our new exacqVision Edge product, a complete Enterprise VMS server running on an IP camera, was featured. Initially supporting Axis IP cameras with ARTPEC 3 & 4 processors, exacqVision Edge loads directly onto the IP camera. Edge provides complete exacqVision Enterprise functionality without the need for an external server. Edge cameras appear in the camera tree just like cameras from any other server, and can be mixed and matched with existing exacqVision servers. Ideal for add-on cameras to existing systems where additional servers are too costly or not practical, for wireless outdoor cameras where consistent network connectivity is an issue, for short-term or covert deployment where there is no network connectivity, and for installations requiring distributed storage for high reliability. Ease of deployment for integrators: install and configure exacqVision Edge at the shop, then simply ship the cameras to the site for mounting and POE connection to network.

exacqVision 4.9 – Our latest release, Version 4.9, includes extensive new Search and Playback features, including Thumbnail Search. Finding the desired video is faster and easier than ever, and thumbnail search is ideal for low-bandwidth remote connections. Other new features include significant client video display speed improvements, new enhancements to exacqVision Video Wall including switched Views on alarm, enhanced Maps with integrated Soft Triggers, server management enhancements with new S.M.A.R.T. monitoring capability, new Hikvision native IP camera support, new fisheye IP camera support from Vivotek and ACTi, new encoder support from Axis, and more.

Elsewhere on the show floor, exacqVision integration with IP cameras was featured in the Samsung booth, in the Bosch booth, in the IQinVision booth (running Edge), in the CNB booth, and in the StarDot booth. On the Access Control side, exacqVision integration with PremiSys Access Control system was featured in the IDenticard booth, and integration with S2 NetBox and S2 Pronto Access Control systems was featured in the S2 Security booth. Distribution partners Anixter and ADI were also highlighting exacqVision.

We certainly appreciate all of our integrators, distributors and end users who came by the booth. Weâ€™ll be back next year for ISC West 2013. Some pictures from the show are below. You can also view more pictures here.

Version 4.9 of the exacqVision Video Management Software is now available. This latest version updates exacqVision Start, Pro and Enterprise, and is compatible with all exacqVision servers (hybrid, IP and COTS servers). It incorporates new features, enhancements and improvements, continuing the delivery of regular software updates.

New Thumbnail Search
Thumbnail Search has been added to the Search page in Version 4.9. Thumbnail Search enables immediate visual assessment and the ability to quickly find the video needed. Fast, easy zooming in and out of search time frames, and forward and back in time. Instantly play back video from any thumbnail.

The thumbnail images are small in size, making thumbnail search ideal for low-bandwidth remote connections.

exacqVision Start, Pro, Enterprise

Optimized Video Caching in Timeline SearchNew timeline search enhancements optimize caching of video downloads. Whether moving forward or back in time and selecting a different point with which to begin playback, video already downloaded stays in the cache. The new timeline optimized video caching is ideal for low-bandwidth remote connections.

exacqVision Start, Pro, Enterprise

New Video Wall Features
New Version 4.9 Video Wall functionality enables switching of Views on the video wall. User-created views can be displayed via event monitoring-based triggers such as motion, alarms and serial data.

Video Wall is a standard, included feature with exacqVision Pro and Enterprise at no additional cost.

Faster Client Display
Version 4.9 client enhancements further leverage the GPU with optimized use of Direct3D and OpenGL. exacqVision Client video display rates are up to 75% faster. Live video is more fluid. The speed improvements will be seen on all exacqVision clients: Windows, Linux and Macintosh.

exacqVision Start, Pro, Enterprise

New Triggers on Maps
Soft triggers (user-defined events) created in exacqVision can now be integrated into Maps.

Access control operation (e.g. opening doors), video analytic alarms and other events can be placed on Maps, and can be viewed and controlled directly from the map, much the same way a PSIM solution would operate.

New S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring on exacqVision Servers
Version 4.9 adds S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) monitoring to all exacqVision servers. S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, in conjunction with the Enterprise-class drives used exclusively in exacqVision servers, helps anticipate drive failures by monitoring many aspects of the driveâ€™s health.

exacqVision Start, Pro, Enterprise, Enterprise Health Manager

Hikvision IP Camera Integration
Support has been added for the B and C levels of Hikvision IP cameras, including the DS-2CD876BF 2 megapixel box camera, and the DS-2CD7153-EÂ 2 megapixel mini dome.

The complete list of supported Hikvision models is available on the exacqVisionIP Camera Integration webpage. More information on Hikvision IP cameras is here.

Supported IP Camera Updates

Vivotek
Support has been added for the Vivotek FE-8171V Fisheye Fixed Dome Network Camera.

ACTi
Support has been added for the ACTi KCM-3911 H.264 4-Megapixel IP D/N Hemispheric Network Camera.

Axis
Support has been added for the Axis P72 and Axis M70 lines of network encoders.

Recent Releases
With this release we continue to make rapid progress with exacqVision, and incremental releases hit quarterly with new features and functionality. The full release history of exacqVision VMS is here:exacqVision Release History

Download and Installation
As always, the latest versions of exacqVision client and server software can easily and quickly be copied over existing versions while retaining all user settings. The latest versions are available through ‘Check for Updatesâ€˜ in the â€˜Aboutâ€˜ box in the exacqVision software.

exacqVision Server software is available in both Windows and Linux versions, and the exacqVision client software is available in Windows, Linux and Macintosh native versions. Any version of exacqVision client can connect to any version of exacqVision server.

Rising above Miamiâ€™s financial district, the new Brickell World Plaza is the Sunshine Stateâ€™s first commercial real estate tower to be pre-certified platinum under the U.S. Green Building Councilâ€™s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Also referred to as 600 Brickell, the 40-story structure, which topped out in March 2011, is in fact one of only a handful of buildings like it in the world with a LEED rating of platinum.

With a goal to represent a new standard for technology in office development, 600 Brickellâ€™s developer likewise sought to fortify the tower with state-of-the-art electronic security systems. To that end, Security Innovative Solutions (SIS) of Davie, Fla., was commissioned to provide the access control and video surveillance systems based on its advanced integration design philosophy and ample experience with other tower projects.

The original Pelco security system was being replaced:

â€œJMA brought us in because of the antiquation and the lack of scalability of the original security system,â€ says SIS Project Executive Maurice Gerovitz. â€œIt was more designed to lasso the building owner and keep them tied down with licensing all different types of things for a long time.â€

Discussing the equipment used:

A big motive for selecting the (Vivotek) 2-megapixel cameras was the capability for Exacqâ€™svideo management system (VMS) client to provide full digital p/t/z functionality, offering superior clarity for even facial recognition purposes. SIS installed two exacqVisionZ-Series servers. These are standard off-the-shelf products; no major modifications were made to the hardware or software.

â€œThe Z-Series is designed to meet the performance and storage requirements of enterprise video surveillance deployments and was clearly the right fit for this application,â€ notes Scott Dennison, senior product manager for Exacq Technologies. â€œWhile one of the servers is an IP camera server designed solely for network cameras, the other is a hybrid, which allows them to bring in analog and IP cameras on a single server.â€

The networked cameras are spread out on the two servers and accessed via the VMS client in the towerâ€™s 24/7 security command center. Since Exacqâ€™s client software is free, the end user can deploy it anywhere to provide easy access for other security personnel and management, provided they have a network connection. â€¦

â€œThe exacqVision [VMS client] can be run on pretty much any workstation,â€ Santos explains. â€œMy main concern from the get-go was to eliminate bottlenecks on the network. The custom computer gives us the flexibility to use up to 12 screens on the video wall. Otherwise, our solution would have to have a video wall controller with at least five different computers managing pieces of information.â€

Concluding the story:

Bruner continues: â€œIf you take into account that Brickell has a Gallagher access control system, an EasyLobby visitor management system, an ExacqVision video management solution, all integrated together with the [Gunnebo] optical turnstiles, [Thyssen Krupp] floor-by-floor elevator control, E-mail and SMS text notification, and photo ID badging, it is truly an integrated system.â€

There is nothing typical about Berklee, which presents many challenges with regards to physical security. The student body of nearly 4,200 is served by approximately 1,000 faculty and staff members. The campus is made up of 30 different buildings spread across multiple city blocks in downtown Boston.

â€œSome of our buildings are over 100 years old,â€ notes Roy Murphy CPP, Director of Public Safety for Berklee. â€œTheyâ€™re used to house students, classrooms, music studios, performance venues, editing facilities and more. People associated with the school are moving about the campus regularly throughout the entire day. Our situation is unique in that we also serve as a landlords to many retail tenants who occupy the lower levels of some of our buildings.â€

Working with exacqVision integrator GS Security, Berklee replaced 16 legacy DVRs with exacqVision Hybrid servers as well as commercial servers, connecting to the existing 200 analog cameras, as well as adding over 100 IP cameras from Axis and Panasonic. In their security control center, a six-monitor video wall powered by the exacqVision client enables viewing of all 300+ cameras simultaneously.

The exacqVision native Macintosh client was one of the key factors in their decision:

Given the fact that Berklee is a highly creative environment, itâ€™s not surprising to find many Apple Computer products on campus. In fact, Macintosh is the standard platform of the school and Macintosh computers are issued to students and faculty. â€œThe fact that the exacqVision client is freely available on Macintosh computers, as well as Windows and Linux, was another huge selling point for us,â€ notes Nick Costa, Systems Manager with Berklee. â€œIn addition to using the client on a Mac, many of our faculty members and even students use the free exacq Mobile app on their iPhones, iPads and even Android devices.â€